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Feb 4, 2026

NC State Faculty Receive Ag Research Grants to Grow North Carolina Agriculture

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has awarded grants to 11 NC State University researchers that support a range of agricultural projects to boost new crop production and innovative solutions that advance the state’s agricultural economy. 
A photograph of three students in lab coats examining a plant.

Feb 2, 2026

Inspiring Students to Pursue Agricultural Careers

Gaining experience in a laboratory or learning to use cutting-edge technology is often reserved for students pursuing master’s and advanced degrees. The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is helping change that, providing undergraduates across many disciplines with career-relevant opportunities. 
Early spring at Wolf Plaza.

Feb 2, 2026

2025-26 University Faculty Scholars Named

NC State’s new class of University Faculty Scholars includes CALS faculty Colleen Doherty and Deepti Salvi. This faculty designation is in recognition of outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through teaching, scholarship and service to the university and beyond. 
In a greenhouse, a scientist stands next to a cornstalk, holding one ear.

Feb 2, 2026

Seed2Grow Spotlight: Elysia Creative Biology’s Eli Hornstein

Branching beyond a focus on methane emission reductions, CALS alumnus Eli Hornstein is developing a range of feed-based solutions for animal agriculture. 
aerial view of a covered swine lagoon with a digestor

Jan 29, 2026

Excrement Enterprise

There’s an on-farm product full of potential for those with a waste-not, want-not approach: animal and poultry feces. Mahmoud Sharara, director of NC State's Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center, says this digestion by-product can help create bespoke, self-sustaining farm systems and biofuels, offering profit-savings and revenue-enhancing streams for farmers. 
four people's hands hover over four plates of food on a restaurant table

Jan 27, 2026

Free Training Aims to Help Restaurants, Retailers Comply With New Food Safety Rule

Food safety regulations are poised to go into effect that will help trace foodborne illness outbreaks to their point of origin more quickly – but will also impose significant new requirements on restaurants and food retailers. 
An array of protein-rich foods, including meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, beans, tofu, nuts and seeds, surrounding a chalkboard label of "protein."

Jan 27, 2026

Unpacking Protein: A Q&A with NC State’s April Fogleman

A registered dietitian who teaches nutrition science at NC State University explains protein requirements and digs into some common myths. 
cows in mechanical milking stalls

Jan 27, 2026

New USDA Report Explores the Economics of Precision Agriculture in Dairy Farming

Zach Raff, assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics, discusses trends in precision dairy farming and how the technology is impacting the profitability of the dairy industry in a new report. 
Economist Mike Walden

Jan 23, 2026

You Decide: Can the Beat Go On?

Economist Mike Walden explores how North Carolina can balance the benefits of being the No. 1 state in economic development against the downsides of being the No. 1 state in economic growth. 

Jan 22, 2026

Meet the Superhero Farm Robots in Training

NC State students and researchers are creating robotic field hands that could help grow and harvest your next salad.